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T. L. MONAGHAN.

HAT FASTENER.

Patented Apr. 13, 1897.

WI TN E SSE 6 llarrnn drarns a'rnNr amen THOMAS L. MONAGIIAN, OF NEXVYORK, N. Y.

HAT-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 580,416, dated April13, 1897. Application filed August '7, 1896. Serial No. 601,979. (Nomodel.)

T all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS L. MONAGHAN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Pins, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying draw ings, forming a part thereof, in which simila r numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts wherever foundthroughout the sev eral views.

This invention relates to hat-pins or similar fastening devices; and theobject thereof is to provide an improved device of this class which isadapted to be connected with the side or sides of a hat or hat-band, andwhich is in the form of a buckle and provided with a spring tongue orshaft which is connected therewith, and which is provided at its freeend with a curved or segmental pin which is adapted to be driven throughthe side of the hat into the hair, and which operates to securely holdthe hat in place.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which- Figure 1 is aside view of a hat provided with my improved fastening device; Fig. 2, aside view of the fastening device removed; Fig. 3, a section on the line3 3 of Fig. 2, showing the operation of the pin; Fig. at, a similar viewof a modified form of construction; Fig. 5, a section on the line 5 5 ofFig. 4; and Figs. 6 and 7 are side and end views, respectively, of amodified form of construction.

In the practice of my invention Iprovide a hat-pin or similar fasteningdevice 5, which is preferably in the form of an oblong buckle or framecomposed of the sides 6 and the ends 7 and provided adjacent to each endwith across-bar S, and which is adapted to be sewed to the hat-band orotherwise secured thereto or to the side of the hat, as shown in Fig. 1.

Secured to one of the cross-bars Sis a spring tongue or shaft 9, one endof which is bent around said cross-bar, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, andthe other end thereof is provided with a curved or segmental pin 10, theend of which is adapted to be passed around the other cross-bar 8 in theoperation of the clevice, as hereinafter described.

Then the tongue or shaft of the pin is connected with one of thecross-bars 8, as described, the free end thereof maybe swung outwardlyor inwardly, and by pressing thereon the point thereof will be driventhrough the side of the hat and into the hair, this operation thereofbeing shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4:, and in this operation the pointof the pin describes the segment of a circle, and said pin operates tohold the hat securely in place upon the head, and the pin is providedadjacent to the outer end of the tongue or shaft 9 With abackwardly-directed hook 11, which is adapted to engage with thecross-bar 8, over which the point of the pin is passed, so as to holdthe pin in position, and said hook may be disengaged from said cross-barby pulling outwardly on the point of the pin and by bearing on thetongue or shaft 9.

In the construction shown in Figs. 4; and 5 the hook 11 is formed on thecrossbar 8, around which the point ofthe pin is passed, and theoperation of this form of construction will be substantially the same asthat hereinbefore described, the hook 11 in this case engaging with theouter end of the tongue or shaft 9.

In the construction shown in Figs. 6 and 7 the body or frame of thebuckle is provided at its ends and on the inner side thereof withspring-loops 14, through which a hat-pin may be passed, and by means ofthis construction I avoid the necessity of stitching the fasteningdevice to the hat-band, and the operation will be the same as thathereinbefore described.

It will be understood that my improved hatpin or fastening device may besecured to each side of the hat, and it will be apparent that the sameis simple in construction and operation and well adapted to accomplishthe result for which it is intended, and it is also apparent thatchanges in and modifications of the construction herein described may bemade without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificingits advantages.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent The herein-described fastening device for hats, thesame comprising an oblong buckle or frame, having side and end bars, andpro- IO cross-bar over which it passes, whereby the pin is held inoperative position substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing Witnesses, this 5th 15 day ofAugust, 1896.

THOMAS L. MONAGHAN. \Vitnesses:

W. W. HILL, CHARLES S. RoeERs.

